The Life of Abraham Lincoln, by Joseph H. Barrett.

The Life of Abraham Lincoln, by Isaac N. Arnold. Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of his Day, edited by Allen Thorndike Rice. Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, by James R. Gilmore.

The Life and Times of Hannibal Hamlin, by Charles E. Hamlin.

Seward at Washington, by Frederic W. Seward. The Collection of Lincolniana of C. F. Gunther, Esq.

The Collection of Lincolniana of Major William A. Lambert.

The Collection of Lincolniana of the Chicago Historical Society.

The Collection of Lincolniana of the Pennsylvania Historical Society.

The Collection of Lincolniana in the G. A. R. Memorial Hall, Chicago.

The Files of the New York Herald.

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New Haven Palladium.

Norwich Bulletin.

Philadelphia North American.

Certain of the letters and despatches, taken from the Official Records, have not before been included among the writings of President Lincoln. These Official Records, however, form such an important source of our material that it has not been found convenient to make the reference in every case.

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1858

To Sydney Spring, Grayville, Ill., June 19th

To J. W. Somers, June 25th

To A. Campbell, June 28th

To J. Gillespie, July 16th.

To John Mathers, Jacksonville, Ill., July 20th

To Joseph Gillespie, July 25th

To B. C. Cook, August 2d

To Hon. J. M. Palmer, August 5th

To Alexander Sympson, August 11th.

To J. O. Cunningham, August 22d

To Dr. William Fithian, Danville, Ill., September 3d

Fragment of Speech at Paris, Ill., September 8th

Fragment of Speech at Edwardsville, Ill., September

A Legal Opinion by Abraham Lincoln, January 6th

To M. W. Delahay, March 4th.

To W. M. Morris, March 28th

To H. L. Pierce and Others, April 6th

To T. Canisius, May 17th

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To the Governor, Auditor, and Treasurer of the State

of Illinois, May 28th.

To S. Galloway, July 28th

To Hawkins Taylor, September 6th

Speech of Abraham Lincoln, September 16th

Speech of Abraham Lincoln, September 17th

To Edward Wallace, October 11th

To W. Dungy, November 2d.

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Fragment of Speech at Leavenworth, Kansas, December

To G. W. Dole, G. S. Hubbard, and W. H. Brown,

December 14th

To G. M. Parsons and Others, December 19th

To J. W. Fell, December 20th.

Speech at Cooper Institute, New York, February 27th

Speech at New Haven, Connecticut, March 6th.

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March 16th

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To J. W. Somers, March 17th

To C. F. McNeil, April 6th

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Reply to the Committee Sent by the Chicago Convention

to Inform Lincoln of his Nomination, May 19th

To George Ashmun and Others, May 23d

To C. B. Smith, May 26th

Form of Reply Prepared by Mr. Lincoln, with which

his Private Secretary was Instructed to Answer a

Numerous Class of Letters in the Campaign of

1860

To Hannibal Hamlin, September 4th

To W. H. Herndon, October 10th

To L. M. Bond, October 15th

To Miss Grace Bedell, October 19th

To D. Hunter, October 26th

To Hannibal Hamlin, November 8th

To Samuel Haycraft, November 13th

Remarks at the Meeting at Springfield, Illinois, to Cele-

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brate Lincoln's Election, November 20th

To Alexander H. Stephens, November 30th

To Hannibal Hamlin, December 8th.

To E. B. Washburne, December 13th

To Thurlow Weed, December 17th

To E. B. Washburne, December 21st

To A. H. Stephens, December 22d

Memorandum December 22d [?]

To D. Hunter, December 22d.

To I. N. Morris, December 24th

To Hannibal Hamlin, December 24th

To Thurlow Weed, February 4th

Farewell Address at Springfield, Illinois, February 11th

Remarks at Tolono, Illinois, February 11th

Reply to Address of Welcome, Indianapolis, Indiana.

February 11th .

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Address to the Legislature of Indiana, at Indianapolis,

February 12th.

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Address to the Mayor and Citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio,

Address to the German Club of Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb-

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Address to the Legislature of Ohio at Columbus, Feb-

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Address at Steubenville, Ohio, February 14th

Address at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 15th

Address at Cleveland, Ohio, February 15th

Address at Buffalo, New York, February 16th

Address at Rochester, New York, February 18th

Address at Syracuse, New York, February 18th

Address at Utica, New York, February 18th

Reply to the Mayor of Albany, New York, February 18th,

Reply to Governor Morgan of New York, at Albany,

February 18th

Address to the Legislature of New York, at Albany,

February 18th.

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Address at Troy, New York, February 19th

Address at Poughkeepsie, New York, February 19th

Address at Hudson, New York, February 19th

Address at Peekskill, New York, February 19th

Address at Fishkill Landing, February 19th

Remarks at the Astor House, New York City, February

19th

Address at New York City, February 19th

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Reply to the Mayor of New York City, February 20th,

Address at Jersey City, New Jersey, February 21st

Reply to Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, February 21st

Address in Trenton at the Trenton House, February

Address to the Senate of New Jersey, February 21st

Address to the Assembly of New Jersey, February 21st,

Reply to the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

February 21st.

Address in the Hall of Independence, Philadelphia,

February 22d

Reply to the Wilmington Delegation, February 22d

Address at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 22d

Address to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, at Harris-

burg, February 22d